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• Alsomakesurethatnowaterorsteammayinltratetheundersideoftheappliance.
• Fromtimetotimetheoutlettapshouldbeunscrewedunderneaththeknobandbecleanedwithhot
water,towhichyoumayaddabitofdishwashingdetergent.Onreassembling,justtightenthescrewby
hand,asotherwiseliquidmighttailafter.
• Donotuseabrasivesorsolvents!
• Donotusesteelwoolorsharp,scratchyobjectsforcleaning!
• Donotuseasteam-jetappliance!
Interesting points and hints about preserving
First of all: grandma‘s good old rules for preserving have not been changed! Preserving means sterilising
food without adding any chemical preserving agents. The even heat that is generated kills the germs in
theitemstobepreserved;atthesametimetheresultingvacuumsealsthejarhermeticallyandgerm-free.
Only... the preserving cooker has come a long way since grandma‘s time! Auto-Preserving Cookers make it
a lot easier, and grandma would have been glad to have one!
The preserving process:
• Cleanlinessandthoroughpreparationareimperativeforthesakeoftheshelflife.Fruitandvegetables
shouldbeofgoodquality,freshandripe.
• Washfruitandvegetablesthoroughlyandletthemdry.
• Greenbeansandpeaskeeplongerifyoublanchthembrieyrst.
• Glassjars,cans,bottlesandtheirlidsshouldbewashedcarefullyinhot,soapywater.Thenrinsewith
clear water and place them on a clean cloth until water has run off.
• Checkcontainersforstubbornresiduesanddamage.
• Leavesealsinclearwateruntiltheyareused.
• Donotuseanyporous,damagedorover-stretchedrubberringsorcaps.
• Fillthecontainersupto2cmbelowtherim;whenpreservingpulpyfood(applepureeetc.)leavea
space of 3 to 4 cm below the rim.
• Whenmakingsausagellcontainersonlyto3/4.
• Closecontainerstightlywithscrew-onlids,springclipsorbraces.
• Closebottlesimmediatelyuponcompletionofthesterilisationprocess.
• Alwaysplaceglassjarsontheinsertgrid,thisensuresagoodcirculationoftheboilingwater
underneathandamongsttheglassjars,andtheyareheatedmorerapidly.
• Glassjarsofdifferentsizesmaybeused.Theglassjarsaretobe2/3to3/4submerged;ifyouusethe
upperlevelaswell,thisappliestotheupperlevel.Donotworry;theglassjarsunderneathwhichare
then fully submerged are so well sealed by preserving ring and spring clips that no boiling water may
infiltrate them from outside.